Guadeloupe is preparing before the storm Fiona, the archipelago placed in red vigilance – BFMTV

Schools have closed and weekend activities have been cancelled. An improvement is expected from Sunday morning. Guadeloupe, where schools closed at midday, was preparing this Friday for the arrival at the end of the afternoon of tropical storm Fiona which should shake the island. with winds “during the night, gusting up to 100/120 km / h”, according to Météo-France Antilles Guyane. Meteorologists have placed the archipelago on orange vigilance for “violent winds”, and red for ” heavy rains and thunderstorms”, according to the meteorological institute. “Heavy rains generating numerous floods are to be feared at the end of the day, then in the evening and this night from Friday to Saturday”, announced the Meteorological Center of Guadeloupe. An improvement is expected from Sunday morning. Activities canceled and schools closed the effects of the wind. In the supermarkets on the island, the queues at the checkout were long for a Friday morning. Consumers were stocking up on water packs, to compensate for cuts occurring during severe weather. In recent hours, storm Fiona, which was initially to have touched the archipelago “has descended a little further south than expected”, according to Météo -France, raising fears of a passage right through the archipelago, perhaps even a little further south, where Martinique has been placed on yellow alert. All weekend activities such as sports competitions, or the days of the Heritage, have been canceled due to the arrival of this storm. These can be postponed “to a later date” said the prefecture on Friday morning in a press release. This September 16 when Fiona will hit Guadeloupe is also the anniversary date of Cyclone Hugo, a category 5 hurricane which had devastated island in 1989.